soonadverb
uk/suːn/us/suːn/A2 in or within a short time; before long; quickly:
She'll soon be here./She'll be here soon.
It will soon be impossible for foreigners to enter the country.
The sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there.
Soon after agreeing to go, she realized she'd made a mistake.
How soon (= when) can we sign the contract?
"When would you like to meet?" "The sooner the better."
I couldn't get out of that place soon enough.
as soon as
B1 at the same time or a very short time after:
As soon as I saw her, I knew there was something wrong.
as soon as possible
A2 If you do something as soon as possible, you do it as quickly as you can:
We need the repairs done as soon as possible.
More examples
- The school holidays start soon.
- They were very keen to start work as soon as possible.
- She'll soon be as tall as her mother.
- We must meet for lunch soon.
- Be patient! They'll be here soon.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
In the future & soon
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead
- all in good time idiom
- anon
- ASAP
- come
- in for sth idiom
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) idiom
- later
- long
- someday
- sometime
- sooner or later idiom
- the days/week(s)/year(s) to come idiom
- then
- tomorrow
- yet
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Idiom(s)
no sooner ... than
no sooner said than done
see you soon
sooner or later
would (just) as soon